lochus

lochus
\\ˈläkəs\ noun (plural lochi \\-äˌkī\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lochos ambush, childbirth, lochus; akin to Greek lechos bed — more at lie
: a small division of an ancient Greek army comprising about 100 to 200 men — see lochage

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  • lochus — /lok euhs/, n., pl. lochi /lok uy/. (in ancient Greece) a subdivision of an army. [1825 35; < Gk lóchos lit., ambush, place for lying in wait, hence, men forming an ambush; cf. LOCHIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • lochus — loch·us …   English syllables

  • lochetic — lōˈkēd.ik adjective Etymology: Late Greek lochētikos, from lochan to lie in wait (from lochos ambush, lochus) + ikos ic more at lochus : lying in wait for prey used especially of insects …   Useful english dictionary

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